वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-3

अहमेको ऽपि पर्याप्तः सराक्षसगणां पुरीम् ।
तां लङ्कां तरसा हन्तुं रावणं च महाबलम् ॥३॥

3. ahameko'pi paryāptaḥ sarākṣasagaṇāṃ purīm ,
tāṃ laṅkāṃ tarasā hantuṃ rāvaṇaṃ ca mahābalam.

3. aham ekaḥ api paryāptaḥ sarākṣasagaṇām purīm
tām laṅkām tarasā hantum rāvaṇam ca mahābalam

3. aham ekaḥ api paryāptaḥ tām laṅkām sarākṣasagaṇām
ca mahābalam rāvaṇam tarasā hantum

3. Even I alone am capable of forcefully destroying that city of Laṅkā, along with its hordes of rākṣasas, and the mighty Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient, capable, able

• सराक्षसगणाम् (sarākṣasagaṇām) - along with the hosts of rākṣasas

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• ताम् (tām) - that (city of) Laṅkā (that)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā)

• तरसा (tarasā) - with force, by strength, speedily

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the demon king of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa)

• च (ca) - and

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, of great strength

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient, capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryāpta

paryāpta - sufficient, complete, capable, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pari' (around) + 'ā' (unto) + root 'āp' (to obtain) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

सराक्षसगणाम् (sarākṣasagaṇām) - along with the hosts of rākṣasas

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarākṣasagaṇa

sarākṣasagaṇa - having the hosts of rākṣasas, accompanied by rākṣasa hordes

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'rākṣasagaṇa' (host of rākṣasas).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+rākṣasagaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  prefix
• rākṣasagaṇa – host/multitude of rākṣasas
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rākṣasa' (demon) + 'gaṇa' (host).

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, fortress, town

ताम् (tām) - that (city of) Laṅkā (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - name of Rāvaṇa's capital city

तरसा (tarasā) - with force, by strength, speedily

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, strength, speed

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'han' (to strike, to kill) + 'tumun' suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the demon king of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name of the demon king)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, of great strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇam'.

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